US Fighter Jets Capable Of Carrying Nuclear Weapons To Be Deployed In UK
Handout photo dated June 30, 2016 shows a U.S. Air Force Airman with the F-35 Heritage Flight team marshalls an F-35A Lightning II to its parking spot on the flightline at RAF Fairford, UK. The UK media reports that two F-35A squadrons have already been deployed and will soon arrive at the US-leased Royal Air Force Base Lakenheath in England. These are low-visibility aircraft designed to deliver tactical nuclear strikes; they are also capable of conducting air-to-air combat tasks and gathering intelligence. Military sources stress that deploying 54 F-35 fighter jets, which will replace the F-15s currently at the air base, is a "significant step" because the F-15s are also capable of carrying nuclear weapons but are less advanced. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jarad A. Denton via ABACAPRESS.COM
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